How to use Photoshop's Gamut warning

Gamut = Colours that are within the colour space you are using
Out of Gamut = Colours that fall outside the colour space you are using

Have you ever created a design in Photoshop and had it printed only to be left wondering where your colours went? Did the printer guy put a can of vaseline over your artwork, did they forget to add ink, what on earth happened...? Often the answer is that the missing or dulled colours in the printed version were out of Gamut.

Colour Profiles

RGB = Red Green Blue (additive colour mixing)

Varying intensity of 3 components (beams of red green and blue light) are used to create the colours within the RGB colour profile. To illustrate this simply: Zero intensity from each of the 3 colour components will produce black (which has the RGB value of: (R) 0, (G) 0, (B), 0) whereas maximum intensity from each of the 3 colour components will produce white (which has the RGB value of: (R) 255, (G) 255, (B), 255). RGB is the colour profile used on computer screens and televisions. If you mainly design for on screen applications, you may never come across the out of gamut issue, but if you want to print your artwork it helps to know a little more about how colour profiles work.


CMYK = Cyan Magenta Yellow Key (Black) (subtractive colour mixing)

CMYK is the colour profile used in colour printing. The CMYK colour profile is made up by partially or entirely masking colours on a lighter background (white paper or canvas). The ink reduces the light that would otherwise be reflected - subtracting brightness from white; hence it is referred to as a subtractive colour mixing model.

Comparing Visible (to the eye), RGB and CMYK colour spectrum 

(image source: mosaic design service) 

Comparing RGB colour profile to CMYK

(image source: Wikipedia)

As you can see in the images above, the RGB spectrum is both larger and brighter compared to the CMYK colour profile. You can also see that some colours are affected more than others when converting from RGB to CMYK.

Before converting your RGB design to a print ready CMYK file, the steps below may help print-proof your design and avoid unpleasant printing surprises.

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Using Photoshop's Gamut warning

Step 1 - With your design still in RGB mode (check this by clicking on Image in the top menu  > Mode), Save your design with a new name (File > Save as) as this will ensure that you still have your original and the changes you make when preparing the file for print will be done on a copy.

Step 2 - Go to the top menu and click on View and select Gamut warning:

In this example  I have deliberately used colours outside the CMYK colour space

When I select View > Gamut warning - this is what it looks like:

Everything that is grey is outside the CMYK colour space (there's not much inside!).

With Gamut warning turned on, you can add adjustment layers to carefully bring the colours back in gamut. Make sure you have Layers switched on (Window > Layers), and then click on the adjustment layer icon at the bottom of the layers window and select Hue/Saturation:

Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer

In the Hue/Saturation adjustment window you can tweak Hue, Saturation & Lightness by dragging the sliders left or right of zero (middle). 

Instead of altering all colours at once (Master), it is better to modify one colour at a time by creating multiple adjustment layers and correcting Reds, Yellows, Greens, Cyan, Blue & Magenta individually. To do this, start with the colour you want to bring back into gamut first: click the dropdown menu and select the colour closest to the one you are going to bring into gamut:

1. Do not edit the Master, because that will affect the whole image (not just the problem colours)
2. Select the colour you will be changing first (Yellow, Green, Blue etc)
3. Use the eyedropper and click on the area you are going to change.
4. If you find it hard to see exactly where the colour is you can turn off gamut warning for a quick peek.
5. Drag the saturation slider slightly to the left (to de-saturate the colour) until you see the colour come back into gamut (the grey will disappear).
6. Adjust the lightness slider (left or right) to further adjust the colour. 
7. Be careful to not drag the sliders too far: The aim is to fix the problem areas by adjusting the colours as little as possible.
8. Create a selection area for each new adjustment layer (see below) - this will help preserve the non-problem colours and allow you to adjust only what needs fixing.

TIP: Before you start it is a good idea (especially when you have a lot of out of gamut to deal with) to create a selection area of the out of gamut colours. Go to Select (in the top menu) > Colour Range - and select Out of Gamut. This will create a selection area. If you have a large selection area it is also worth to Feather the selection to create a softer blend between the selected and non selected area. Right-click and select Feather. Adjust the feather radius depending on the size of your image (I used 15 pixels on this image which was 800 pixels wide):

Step by Step Gamut correction
Top left: Yellow brought back into gamut |  Top right: Greens and some Cyan almost back in gamut
Bottom left: Cyan and Magenta coming back in gamut | Bottom right: The adjusted image.

If you want to make any final adjustments (Colour, Brightness etc), do this before converting to CMYK. Leave gamut warning on so you can see if an adjustment goes too far.

Converting to CMYK - and saving your file for print

When you have no grey left - all your colours are in gamut and you are safe to convert your image to CMYK for printing.

• Flatten the image (if you want to save the file with layers, make sure that you save it as a psd before you flatten it).
• Check that you are converting to the intended CMYK profile: View > Proof Setup
• Convert to CMYK by going to Image > Mode and select CMYK. 
• Save the image

The image on the left shows the adjusted, print ready version where I used Photoshop's gamut warning to correct colours. 

The image on the right is a straight conversion from RGB to CMYK (no adjustments). While the difference may not be huge, the adjusted version has more vibrancy in the blues and greens (which tend to be 2 of the main problem 'colours' when converting to CMYK).

 

How to insert HTML signatures in Windows Live Mail

In this post I will show you how to quickly insert a HTML signature in Windows Live Mail. If you are using Window Mail or Outlook Express, the process is almost exactly the same, as they all belong to the Microsoft stable and are built using many identical features (even though the look and feel is different).

First you need to have created your HTML signature. Check out my earlier post which shows you how to do this: How to create your own html email signature.

Struggling with the HTML side of things - Want a quick solution?

If you find it a bit daunting to create your html signature from scratch, there are plenty of free (and paid) tools available, which can do most or all of the 'behind the scenes' work for you... A Google search will throw up many options, or you may want to try:

• WiseStamp - a free plugin for Chrome and Firefox. Create your signature using the visual editor, which also lets you insert social networking links, quotes and more. You can then use the platform to automatically insert your signature in emails sent with Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail - or you can copy the html code and save it as a file to insert manually when using a different email client. Note: If you want to remove the advertisement tagline below your signature you will need to upgrade to a paid version.

Before you attempt to configure your signature in Windows Live Mail, make sure that you have saved your signature file (for example my-awesome-signature.html) in a folder on your computer where you will easily find it – it is important that you do not move this folder as your local machine inserts the signature from this location every time you send an email (any images used in your signature will need to be uploaded and linked to in the html code).

Open Windows Live Mail 

Click on the blue menu tab (top left)

Select Options & Click on Mail

Click on the Signatures tab and then click the New button

Click on the Rename button and give your signature a new name

Next - Select File as signature type - and click the Browse button

Locate and select your signature file

Note: make sure you select to view HTML files or you won't see the file

Click Apply and OK to save your new signature (you can set it to be the Default Signature if you like, or you can leave that for later when you know if this is the one you want to use as your main signature).


Compose a new message to test your  Email Signature 

In message mode the quickest way to insert the signature is by clicking the "Other" dropdown menu - select Signature and click on your new signature to insert it. You can also go to the Insert tab at the top of the message and insert the signature that way, whichever works best for you. 

Signature successfully inserted in new message

Test your signature by emailing it to yourself - if you have more than one email address (using different email clients) send a test to each one, as this will give you a better idea of how your signature is performing.

How to create your own HTML email signature

A signature at the end of your email is a way of personalising or 'professionalising' the way you sign off the emails you send. To create your own signature is relatively easy - to make your recipients see the signature exactly the way you do is a different story, and here are a few reasons why:

• Email Clients (such as Gmail, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, Yahoo...) all manage and display emails in their own unique way. I have spent a lot of time ranting over the fact that 'Not all browsers are equal', but have come to the conclusion that browser differences are minuscule compared to the differences dished up by the various email clients on the market.
• End User Settings - Basically people set up their email account to display emails the way that suits them. For example, if someone selects to display all their emails in plain text, this will ignore any HTML content in your signature and only display the text component. 
• Images blocked or turned off - Some email clients block images by default (the end user has to manually accept or 'show' images in each email, or edit their settings show external images by default). The main reason for images being blocked is spam protection, though people with slow internet connection may also select to not show images (as images take longer to load than text). 

While you cannot control all aspects of how your signature will appear to your recipients, you can arm yourself with enough know-how and tools to ensure that most people will see it the way you intended it to look.

Create your own HTML signature

The HTML Signature example:

The Code:

<table width="300" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
    <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left:10px">
            <br /><b>
            <span style="font-family:'arial','sans-serif'; color:#444444;font-size:10pt">
                trinity tricks</span></b><br /><br /></span>
            <b><span style="font-family:'century gothic','sans-serif'; line-height:1.1em; color:#818286; font-size:9pt;">web design | computers | graphics
            <br /></span></b>
            <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; color:#444444; font-size:7.5pt;">
            <b>visit:</b> <a href="http://trinitytricks.blogspot.com" style="color:#444444; text-decoration:none;"> trinitytricks.blogspot.com</a></span>
            <br /><br /></span>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left:10px; line-height:.5em;"><a href="http://trinitytricks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zvve--z_zhq/uedz2siyd7i/aaaaaaaaagy/rsjmq7cjeba/h64/ttsign.jpg" width="300" alt="trinity tricks" border="0" /></a></td>
    </tr>
</table>

The How To:

The section above shows the code I wrote for the Trinity Tricks signature (everything except the thin border around it, which is just for size illustration purpose). As you can see, the signature is contained inside a small table, which makes it easier to control the display properties.

Open your preferred html editor - I use Notepad++, but any editor will do the trick (Notepad, Dreamweaver, etc.) and start by creating a table to hold your signature. If you are using an image, you will need to resize it to fit and then upload it (so it can be viewed by your recipients).


Things to remember when creating your signature:

• Keep it simple
• Use in-line styles to define fonts, colours and placement of your text and images. Any element you haven't specified will inherit styles from outside your signature (html properties in the email or email client / user defined settings), which could result in a bit of a dog's breakfast so to speak...
• Font family (use web safe fonts such as Arial, Century Gothic, Helvetica, Trebuchet MS)
• Font size - specify in pt or px
• Line-height - specify (in em) to control space between each line
• Colour (remember to use the US spelling: color)
• Alignment, Padding & Margin - enable you to further control the placement of text & images.
• Alt tags on images are useful - especially to those who have turned off images
• Any image you want to show in the signature must be uploaded and referenced with an absolute link (starting with http://) - You can use ftp to upload your image to where your website is hosted, or upload it to your blog, picassa album or any other online image hosting you choose. If you reference the image to a place on your computer... you will be the only one who sees it.
• Save your signature file as a html or htm file to a place on your computer that you won't be changing or moving around (this is important if you want to insert the signature using Windows Live Mail, which I will show you how to do in the next post).
• Test your signature - open the html (or htm) file in your browser and see if it looks the way you intended, tweak if necessary.
• Do not include <html> <body> or <!Doctype... > in your signature file 

When your HTML signature is looking good, it is time to move on to inserting the signature in your email ... 

This post shows you how to insert a HTML signature using Windows Live Mail



Some email clients (both webmail and 'mail to your front door') include a signature editor in the settings area. Before you insert your html signature, make sure the editor is in 'source' or 'html' mode (otherwise you will be sending the html code as your signature!) - Paste your html signature code and save. You can generally also define if the signature should be included in all your outgoing emails or inserted manually.


If you are using Gmail (which currently doesn't support html signatures), this little work-around will help insert your signature: Download WiseStamp - a free plugin for Chrome and Firefox. When you have downloaded the application, you can paste your HTML signature in the editor, save it and allow WiseStamp to insert the signature in your Gmail emails...

How to embed a YouTube video on your Website or Blog

Simply login to your blogger account or your website admin area (or use FTP access) and follow the simple steps below:

If you have your own YouTube channel where you post videos, you may want to show these off on your website/blog. It is very easy to embed videos and let your website/blog visitors view them without having to leave your site.

A word of caution before we start: If the video isn't made by you, then you obviously don't own the copyright to that clip, which means there could be copyright issues involved. Do not post commercial or branded videos on your site (unless you own the copyright). If you want to post a clip made by someone else, it doesn't hurt to seek their permission before you do. Always give credit to the owner / maker of a video (and provide a link back to their YouTube channel), never attempt to pass other people's work off as your own. Right... having covered copyright, we're ready to move on to the simple steps of embedding your video:

Here's a quick video showing how to embed a YouTube video on a blog

Step 1: Locating where to place the embed code

Using your Blogger account:

Create a new post and type the text you want to appear before the video. Click the HTML button and scroll to the bottom of the code (or to where you want the video to appear).
This is where you will paste the embed code... (see step 2).

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Using your website CMS (content management system):

Open the page you want to embed the video on in the text editor - and type a few words where you want to place the video. Next, use the toolbar  to access Source (or HTML) mode. Note: Your toolbar may look different, depending which CMS your website is using, but generally you will have a text editor with functions to edit in both compose and source mode.

Look for the words you just typed and place your cursor just below on a new line...
This is where you will paste the embed code... (see step 2).

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Using FTP to upload edited pages to the server hosting your website:

Open the page you want to embed the video on using your preferred html editor. I use Notepad++, but any editor will do the trick. Locate where you want to embed the video (add a heading or some text if you like), and place your cursor ready for pasting the code from YouTube...

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Step 2: Copying the embed code from YouTube

Open a new tab or window in your browser and open the YouTube video you want to embed. Below the video you will see a Share button - follow the steps below to copy and insert the embed code on your website or blog:

• Click the Share button to expand sharing options for the video. 
• Click on the Embed button to show the embed code. 
• Tweak settings for your embedded video below the code: 
• If you don't want to show related videos at the end of your video, make sure this box is un-checked.
• You can change the display size of the video: select a size option or enter your custom size.
• When you are done: Select and copy the embed code in the box above
• You are now ready to paste the code in the location you prepared in Step 1

Note: If there isn't an embed button, this generally means that the video maker/ owner has disabled the embed function for that video. If the video is yours, you may want to have a look at the settings in your video manager (click the advanced tab) and make sure that you haven't disabled embedding by mistake.

How to resize and crop images in Photoshop

In this post I will show you how to resize and crop images using Photoshop CS4 (the process is pretty much the same for all versions, so don't worry if your version is different).

There are many applications that can perform image resizing (online, free download, or even software that came with your camera), Photoshop just happens to be my favourite program for anything to do with images; being one of the most powerful software applications for image handling and editing - you can do pretty much anything you want - and there is always more to learn!

If you are new to Photoshop, learning how to resize images for web is a useful skill that will come in handy a lot if you are blogging, managing your own website, or emailing photos to friends. Hope you enjoy.

Resizing an image 

First start by opening the image you want to resize in Photoshop. In this example I have opened a photo taken with my digital camera.

To resize the image - click the Image link in the top menu and select Image Size (see above) OR use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+I to open the popup (see below).

As you can see the original image size is quite big (4000 pixels wide by 3000 pixels high) - and it makes sense to reduce the size when uploading to the web or sending in emails. Before you enter a new size make sure that: Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions and Resample Image are all ticked  (they are by default).

Now enter the new width or height you want the image to be - In this example I changed the width to 600 pixels. You will notice that the height (or width) automatically changes to maintain the image proportions, which prevents your image from becoming distorted.

When you have entered the new image size - click OK to accept.

Cropping an image 

Sometimes it is not enough to resize an image before saving it for web, there are times when you need to crop an image to a specific size (for example a profile image for an online forum, or a website image that needs to fit in a pre-defined layout). Sometimes your image will simply look better if you crop away the unnecessary fluff on the side... So before we save for web we are going to crop this image slightly:

Click the Image link in the top menu and select Canvas Size - OR use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+C to open the canvas size popup window:

Use the Anchor grid to define which part of the image gets cropped away - in the example above I set the anchor to centre bottom, which means that the TOP part of the image will be cropped away. Basically, decide which part of the image you want to keep and click the corresponding square in the anchor grid.

Next enter the new height or width - in this example I changed the height from 450 pixels to 350 pixels. When you are done, click OK to accept:

When cropping an image to a smaller size, Photoshop will alert you with a popup window - click Proceed to accept:

Saving image for Web 

Now that the image is both resized and cropped, we are ready to Save for Web...

Click the File link in the top menu and select Save for Web and Devices - OR use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S - this will take you through to saving for web.

First make sure that you are viewing 4up - that is 4 image options in a grid on the left (with the top left one being the original image followed by 3 optimized versions at different quality). Select the top right one, and then on the right - select image type: JPEG (you can save GIF, PNG and BitMap images as well, but for now we are going with a JPEG). Next, set the quality slider to 60 (anything from 50 to 70 is good for web and email, remembering that the higher the number the larger the file will be).

When you have defined the image quality - click the Save button at the bottom of the screen. Make sure you save the resized version in a different location (or with a different name) or you will end up overwriting the original file (you don't want to do that).

That's about all there is to it - resizing images doesn't take long, and with the powerful save for web feature in Photoshop - your smaller version will maintain visual quality while being a fraction of the original size.

In the example above - my original image is 2.74MB and the resized, cropped version is a svelte 76KB.

Video Resources:
How to Resize an image and Save for Web - using Photoshop CS4

How to Resize and Crop an image before saving for Web - using Photoshop CS4

Why you should backup your data

If you calculate what you would need to outlay in time, money and sheer frustration caused by hardware failure and lost data:

• Paying a computer technician to trawl through a crashed computer hard drive attempting to restore your precious data - with a possible unsuccessful outcome resulting in tears and frustration.
• Re-purchasing software that you don't have copies of on CD 
• Begging friends and family for copies of their photos (so you at least know what they look like...)
• Drinking bottles and bottles of vodka to numb the pain and put off telling your boss that all your important work files have mysteriously gone down the drain 

Compare all the above, to the cost involved in purchasing an external backup storage device, plus the short regular increments of time spent to backup your valuable data... Most people will agree that the value of data far outweighs the time and cost of backing up. If you have ever lost valuable files, you will most certainly agree that it is more than worth your while to have a process of backing up.

So which is the best way to backup?

The short answer is: It depends. Basically we all work differently and use our files and computers in a way that suits us. For some people the best option is to use the built-in (Windows) backup feature, which enables you to select folders (or entire drives) on your computer - and have the system regularly perform a backup on these files. Other people choose to backup or sync (Synchronise) their data using paid or open source (free) software. Another solution that is quickly becoming more common is to backup to a "Cloud" environment (meaning that your data is stored on a server accessible to you from any computer).

The main thing is that you DO backup your important files... 

I have used SyncToy and SyncBack for keeping identical copies of all important files in several locations. Currently I'm using SyncBack and haven't had a problem with it so far. It is quick and easy to set up profiles and have them run automatically (on start-up, daily, weekly and so on), there are also a range of settings you can tweak to suit your needs.

Technical description of Storage Devices

I have borrowed some of these descriptions from my younger brother (who is a whiz at explaining things)...

There are two major types of USB storage:

1. Flash storage ('Solid State', so called because there are no moving parts inside it) Most mp3players, 'flash sticks', 'thumb drives' etc.
2. IDE USB storage (or External USB hard disk drive - this is just a converter to allow a hard disk to live outside of a computer and usually needs to be plugged into the mains socket). 

Consider both storages in terms of a stone tablet: With flash, we chip our words into the tablet. With external hard disc drives, we paint ink on the tablet and then swing it around a couple of times so that the ink dries.

With flash, we will eventually chip away so much of the stone that the tablet breaks. With an external hdd, we will never break through the tablet, but inevitably, we will slip one day while drying the ink and the tablet will go flying and break.

The bottom line is that hardware does fail at some point in time - if you make sure that your your eggs are in more than one basket (so to speak), you will be less likely to cry when one of your storage drives conks out for good.

A dummy's guide to downloading programs from the internet

OK, so you have found great piece of software that you would like to try out on your computer. The big Download Free button is there staring at you, and you are tempted – because if it works the way it says it does, you will be able to rule the world with this fancy gadget!

But wait... IS it safe? or will an ugly monster rear its 3 heads and make life a misery...

This post will give you a few tips on safe-guarding against some of the pitfalls associated with downloading programs from the internet. Because let’s face it – with zillions of files online, you are bound to stumble across an unsavoury one at some point or other...

First, put on your detective hat and do a little background research on the file or tool you want to download: Run a search using keywords relating to the file or name of the tool - make sure to include words like review, feedback, comments, good, bad etc in your search phrase (I use Google - but you can use any search engine you like). Try to be critical when you scan the search results... “Fabulous tool, an absolute dream to work with...” may sound great – but only if it was written by an end user (i.e. not the maker/vendor of the product) – check the URL (website address) for each review, as this will help you somewhat in determining which reviews are genuine and which are not. For example, if you are looking for reviews on ‘Fantastico Photo Editor” and the best review comes from www.allproducts.com/downloads/review/fantastico - you can say AHA! and tip your detective hat before moving on.

Things to look out for BEFORE you download:

• Is it really FREE? Often software is marketed as "Free Download", which in general means that you can download the software for free (wow!), but you will have to pay in order to use it... 
• If you are looking for free software, you might want to check out SourceForge or do a search for Open Source software bearing the GNU General Public Licence.
• Do you need to register before you download? If you do, it is generally a good idea to avoid using your real name and main email address (it takes 2 minutes to setup a free webmail account with Gmail, Yahoo or any of the other clients out there), that way you can avoid unwanted spam in your main inbox.
• If the site you are thinking of downloading from looks fishy (in any way) - leave the site and go looking elsewhere! For example; content on page appears to be written by a 12 year-old or someone with little grasp on the language they have used (think cut and paste Google translator...), fake looking testimonials and success stories, dubious (or no) information about the site owner, and so on...
• If you think the software may be copy-protected, counterfeit or 'not the real deal' - be very careful, you could land yourself in more trouble than you bargained for...

If your detective work suggests that you have in fact found the next best thing to sliced bread...

Get ready to download:

• Click the Download button (or right click and select 'save as' if there isn't a button)
• Depending on your settings the file will either download automatically to your 'Downloads' folder – or you select the folder you want to save it to before download commences. Either option is fine, as long as you know where to find it once it has downloaded. If the file is a Torrent,  you will need a special program (for example uTorrent or BitTorrent) to download the file. 
• Run a virus scan on the downloaded file. Generally all you have to do is right click the file and your virus software should be in the menu with a 'Scan with xx' command. Alternatively you can open your virus program, and from within the program navigate to the place you saved the file to perform a scan.
• If you want to play things really safe you can create a System Restore Point BEFORE you install the program (the steps below are for Windows 7): 
• Click on the Start button > right click on computer > select properties > then on the left side of the page that opens click: Advanced System Settings
• Click the System Protection tab and click the Create button (see below) 
• In the next popup type a name to identify the restore point (the time and date will automatically be set to the current time). If your computer behaves strange after installing a program, you can revert to the way things were before the event by clicking System Restore, selecting the restore point you just created.

Time to install and see if the software lives up to your expectations

1. If the program is small it may simply be an executable file (.exe), which you double-click to start the installation.
2. The software may be compressed in a .zip .rar or .gz file – to unpack these types of files you need something that will extract the files inside. If you find you don't have the required application to do this (double-clicking the compressed file will generally alert you that your computer is not going to make things quite as smooth as you had hoped...) you can download 7-zip (which is free and easy to use, although you may want to run the steps above and not take my word for it). 
3. Once you have extracted the files – double-click the .exe file to start the installation. 
4. During the installation – make sure that you are aware of any automatic 'bonus inclusions' and un-check anything you do not want – generally this would be everything but the actual software you downloaded. Common so called bonus inclusions are: 30 day free Norton trial, internet search and tool bars, PC tools registry mechanic, Make xx  my home page, Make xx my default search engine... and so on. 

If all went well and you are happy with the software – fabulous. Time spent safe-guarding your computer is never wasted. However, sometimes things don't go to plan – maybe the software doesn't perform as well as you hoped, or you have to upgrade to a paid (ridiculously over-priced) version to use the exact features you wanted, or your computer starts behaving strangely and you think it is because of this new addition...

Tips for when things don't go to plan

• The paid upgrade you didn't want. I would avoid paying for an upgrade to something that was supposedly free to use. You may be able to find an open source program that can do the exact same job.
• Need to Uninstall? Go to Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Find the program in the list and select it. Then at the top of the list (top of the page) click the Uninstall link (and make sure to click OK to remove all the files/features associated with the program. Once the uninstall process is finished you may want to go to your Program Files folder (generally in the C drive, but could be different depending on where you install programs on your computer) and delete the folder associated with the program you just uninstalled – if it is still lurking there...
• If things are still not right after you removed the program, you may want to do a System Restore – to the point you created earlier.

Hopefully this guide gives you some insight into what to look out for when downloading programs. There are plenty of fabulous free tools and resources out there, as long as you arm yourself with a little research and knowledge about what you are downloading.